Re: Country Related: Christmas

Carlos Thompson wrote:

> How these holidays are derived in our conlangs (those who apply).
In Ge'arthnuns, "Christmas" is "ngaradalths". "Dalths" is "day" and
"ngara-" is, well, "Christmas". I don't know where "ngara-" comes from,
but on the phonetic level, I suspect that the Hungarian word "karacsony"
may have played a role (kara - ngara, get it?). "Ngara-" can affix to
many nouns to suddenly make them Christmasy:

ngaraburs - Christmas tree
ngarakno"ns - Christmas snow (julesno")
ngaraju"rs (mwo"sazto"lo"r) - Glu"hwein
ngaramo"lmans - Christmas carol
ngaraksi'ns - "Christmas feeling" (build-up of excitement as the
holiday                 approaches)
ngaraso"tho"vo"bs - "Christmas Gemu"tlichkeit" (feeling of
contentment,            comfort, and coziness being with family and friends
during the Christmas holiday)
ngaratfains - "Christmas spurge" (i.e. poinsettia)

etc.

Kou